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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

"Once the Pittsburgh native finished his Jim Craig-like performance to give the U.S. a world junior gold, Ducks fans were already clamoring for the teenager to make the roster and even push No. 1 goalie Jonas Hiller aside. But there's no point in rushing John Gibson. The Ducks will let him incubate in the OHL another year then probably give him time in the AHL starting in 2014-15. The big netminder is athletic and has a calm, composed demeanor. With Hiller's contract expiring in 2014, it could mean a transition if they believe Gibson is NHL-ready as a 20-year-old by then." (Eric Stephens, The Hockey News Future Watch 2013, p. 24)

"So much hype has followed Gibson since his star turn for Team USA in capturing gold at the 2013 world juniors and the Pittsburgh native has done nothing to diminish the high expectations. His first season in the AHL has been exceptional as he's among leaders in minutes played, with an AHL-best five shutouts, Gibson is a sure-fire NHLer, the only question is when. He's fourth on Anaheim's goaltending depth chart, but that will change in the next few months." (Eric Stephens, The Hockey News Future Watch 2014, p. 20)

TRANSACTIONS:

Selected by Anaheim Ducks in second round (39th overall) of National Hockey League entry draft, June 25, 2011.

Signed to three-year entry-level contract with Ducks, March 15, 2012.

Signed to three-year contract extension with Ducks, September 21, 2015.

Signed to eight-year, $51.2 million contract extension (through 2026-2027 NHL season) with Ducks, August 4, 2018.

ACCOLADES:

Member of gold-medal winning United States, IIHF World U20 Championships, 2012-13.

Member of bronze medal-winning Team United States, 2013 IIHF World Championship, May 19, 2013.

Played for Pacific Division in 2016 National Hockey League All-Star Game, January 31, 2016.

FIRSTS:

John's National Hockey League debut came at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on April 7, 2014, with Gibson's Anaheim Ducks in town to face the Canucks. Gibson was up to the task, and a staunch Ducks defense limited Vancouver to eighteen shots in the 3-0 win, with Gibson joining the list of goaltenders recording a shutout in their NHL debut. At 20 years and 297 days, Gibson became the youngest goaltender since Daren Puppa of the Buffalo Sabres (20 years, 223 days) to record a shutout in the NHL debut. Boudreau said he didn't act like a 20-year-old."He looked so much more calmer than a 20-year-old kid playing his first NHL game. It was like ho-hum," Boudreau said. "After my first game when I scored a goal, you couldn't shut me up. I was so happy I was jumping up and down, and he was just, 'Ah, here we go again.' But I think it's a demeanor that a goalie has to have."

On May 10, 2014, Gibson was recalled from AHL Norfolk in place of injured Frederik Andersen. Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau gave Gibson the surprise start in the club's game four divisional finals against crosstown rival Los Angeles, and Gibson was up to the task. Ultimately, Gibson stopped 28 shots in a 2-0 victory over the Kings, evening the series at two games apiece. Gibson became the first National Hockey League goaltender since Tiny Thompson to record shutouts in both his regular season debut and Stanley Cup playoffs debut.

INJURIES:

Left game after being shaken up following a collision, December 6, 2013. Gibson was replaced in net by Brad Thiessen.

Left game with undisclosed injury, December 20, 2014. As Norfolk scored to take a 2-1 lead in the third period, Gibson was pulled for Jason LaBarbera. The Admirals would win, 2-1, over Bridgeport.

Left game with injury, October 30, 2015. Matt Hackett played the final period, overtime, and the shootout in San Diego's 3-2 win over Stockton.

Left game with lower-body injury, January 6, 2016. Forty-one seconds into the third period of Anaheim's 4-0 loss to Toronto, Gibson was replaced by Frederik Andersen after a collision with Maple Leaf forward Nazem Kadri. According to Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau, "He was going to come out anyway. My thought process was we're down 3-0 at the time, he's going to come out of the game. There's no sense playing him even if he's not hurt."

Left game with undisclosed injury, February 13, 2016. Late in the second period of Anaheim's 3-2 win over Chicago, Anaheim defenseman Nate Thompson hooked Blackhawks forward Richard Panik as he went to the net, causing Panik to tumble into Gibson. The goaltender remained in the game, but Frederik Andersen started the third period for the Ducks.

Left game with injury, March 30, 2016. At 8:28 of the second period in Anaheim's win over Calgary (holding a 5-0 lead), Gibson was shaken up in a collision with teammate Hampus Lindholm, and was replaced by Frederik Andersen. Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau returned Gibson to the net to start the third, after Andersen allowed three goals on five shots to close the period. "It was a minor little hurt - and at 5-0, we thought, OK," said Boudreau. "But then they got three quick ones. So we realized that Freddie wasn't sharp tonight and we put Gibby back in. He was great and he came up with some big saves."

Left game with upper-body injury, January 21, 2017. 14:22 into Anaheim's 5-3 loss in Minnesota, Gibson took a sharp-angled Mikko Koivu shot to the upper chest. The goaltender was attended to by a trainer, then carefully skated to the bench and into the Anaheim dressing room. Jonathan Bernier completed the game for the Ducks.

Left game with lower-body injury, May 20, 2017. Jonathan Bernier replaced Gibson to start the second period in Anaheim's 2-1 loss to Nashville in Game Five of the Western Conference Finals. Gibson faced a flurry of shots near the end of the first period, causing the netminder to go across his crease numerous times.

Left game with upper-body injury, October 13, 2017. Gibson was injured in the warmups prior to Anaheim's game in Colorado, but played the first period against the Avalanche, stopping 17 of 18 shots. Reto Berra entered the contest at the intermission and finished the game.

Left game to undergo concussion protocol, November 7, 2017. Gibson was struck in the head by a stick during Anaheim's game against Los Angeles, and was replaced by Miller.

Left game with lower-body injury, January 25, 2018. At 53:20 of Anaheim's 4-3 shootout victory over Winnipeg, Gibson left the contest after Jets forward Blake Wheeler slid into him. Gibson left the ice under his own power, and Ryan Miller completed the win.

Left game with lower-body injury, January 30, 2018. Gibson was replaced by Ryan Miller at 52:35 in Anaheim's 3-1 win at Boston after taking a hard shot to the chest from the Bruins' Patrice Bergeron. However, the club later reported that the injury did not occur on the Bergeron shot, and that the injury was to Gibson's lower body.

Left game with lower-body injury, February 19, 2018. After being hit behind the net with three seconds remaining in the second period of Anaheim's 2-0 win at Vegas, Gibson was replaced by Ryan Miller to start the final period. The two goaltenders shared the shutout victory over the Golden Knights.

Left game with injury, April 1, 2018. Late in the first period of Anaheim's game against Colorado, Ducks forward Ryan Kesler cross-checked opponent Gabriel Landeskog into Gibson. Gibson completed the period, but Ryan Miller started the second frame for Anaheim.

Left game with upper-body injury, December 27, 2018. Chad Johnson replaced Gibson at the start of the second period in Anaheim's 4-2 loss at San Jose.

Left game with upper body injury, February 7, 2019. Late in the second period of Anaheim's 4-0 loss at Ottawa, Gibson collided with teammate Jaycob Megna. Chad Johnson replaced Gibson to start the third period.

NHL PENALTY SHOTS:

DATE

SHOOTER

GOAL?

NOTES

11/02/2016

Scott Wilson

N

03/10/2017

Ryan Reaves

N

NHL SHOOTOUTS:

DATE

DEC

OPPONENT

GF

GA

02/23/2015

W

Detroit

2

1

Pavel Datsyuk

Gustav Nyquist

Tomas Tatar

01/08/2016

W

St. Louis

2

1

Alexander Steen

Vladimir Tarasenko

Jori Lehtera

Kevin Shattenkirk

03/02/2016

W

Montreal

1

0

Paul Byron

Alexander Galchenyuk

Max Pacioretty

03/07/2016

L

Washington

1

2

T.J. Oshie

Evgeny Kuznetsov

Nicklas Backstrom

12/07/2016

W

Carolina

2

1

Sebastian Aho

Teuvo Teravainen

Jaccob Slavin

Jeff Skinner

01/01/2017

W

Philadelphia

2

1

Shayne Gostisbehere

Claude Giroux

Jakub Voracek

Wayne Simmonds

Sean Couturier

12/05/2017

L

Vegas

0

1

Jonathan Marchessault

James Neal

Alex Tuch

01/04/2018

L

Edmonton

1

2

Connor McDavid

Mike Cammalleri

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins

02/11/2018

L

San Jose

0

2

Joe Pavelski

Logan Couture

02/17/2018

W

Minnesota

3

2

Mikko Koivu

Chris Stewart

Zach Parise

Nino Niederreiter

Jason Zucker

Eric Staal

Mikael Granlund

Charlie Coyle

Matt Cullen

Jared Spurgeon

Matt Dumba

10/08/2018

W

Detroit

1

0

Thomas Vanek

Frans Nielsen

Gustav Nyquist

10/10/2018

L

Arizona

0

1

Nick Cousins

Clayton Keller

11/01/2018

L

NY Rangers

0

2

Mats Zuccarello

Mika Zibanejad

11/12/2018

W

Nashville

2

1

Kyle Turris

Filip Forsberg

Ryan Ellis

Kevin Fiala

12/09/2018

W

New Jersey

2

0

Kyle Palmieri

Taylor Hall

MISCELLANEOUS:

Went to dressing room in third period to fix a problem with his left skate blade, April 7, 2016. Anton Khudobin played 71 seconds for the Ducks in their 2-1 loss to Los Angeles.

Missed start of second period with equipment issue, February 9, 2017. Jonathan Bernier played from 20:00 to 26:02 in the Ducks' 5-2 win in Buffalo.

DID YOU KNOW?

On November 19, 2017, John stopped fifty Florida Panther shots in a 3-2 Anaheim victory.

Game logs have been compiled using the best information that I can find; for a detailed list of known concerns, please click here. I am always looking for assistance in making these more accurate, and welcome your help. For the 1983-84 season and prior, one of my key sources was the Hockey Summary Project, a tremendous resource and one of the best data collections on the Internet. In return, I have attempted to make these data better where possible.